Read the Nation’s remembrance of the Kilcoy poisoning of February 1842 in neighbouring Country, and reflect on why truth-telling matters for Nation Building.
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What students do
- Read the Nation’s remembrance of Kilcoy, February 1842
- Reflect on truth-telling and Nation Building
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 9 and 10
- Learning areas
- History
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- A_TSIC3Resilience in keeping culture strong despite the impacts of colonisationCulture
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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